2009 MERCURY MILAN Complaints

TAKATO RECALL I TOOK MY 2009 MERCURY MILAN INTO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO GET IT FIX. THE CAR ISN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND IS ALSO HARD SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING YOU AREN'T ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR. IF YOUR ON THE FREE WAY THAT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

GOT RECALL NOTICE JULY. IT IS NOW SEPTEBER AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. YOUR LETTER STATES WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS COME AVAILABLE. IS THIS A JOKE? HOW LONG DO I NEED TO WAIT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE....CAR ENTERED LIMP MODE OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE EXCELERATING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,893. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. DURING SOME OF THE FAILURES, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT PROVIDED.

MY WIFE AND I HAD RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER SHOPPING. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN. WE WERE ON CITY STREETS IN THE TOWN OF NASHVILLE INDIANA. THE CAR WAS NORMAL. I WENT TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ALSO ACTED NORMAL. AS I APPROACHED THE THIRD STOP SIGN AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. THE LOUD ENGINE NOISE WAS ALSO NOTICED BY MY WIFE. I SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THE ENGINE IS RACING ALL BY ITSELF WHILE I AM TRYING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO MOVE SO I HAD TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I LOOKED AT THE ENGINE RPM TO SEE WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE AND THE READING WAS CLOSE TO 3000 RPM. I HELD MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TOOK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I SAT AT THE STOP SIGN FOR A FEW MOMENTS BECAUSE OF THE STRANGE NATURE OF THE SITUATION AND I WASNT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING ACTED NORMAL. A SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OCCURRED PERIODICALLY OVER THE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UP TO THE CURRENT DATE. THE CAR THROTTLE ALSO HAS GONE INTO A MODE WHERE IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING IT . IT HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED AND IT RESPONDED PROPERLY. NO DATE OR MILEAGE TO REFERENCE. THIS WEEKEND I STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND THE "WRENCH" PROBLEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 2015 DO TO MONTHS, NOT MILAGE. I AM NOW REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A NEW ETB UNIT AND INSTALLATION. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND VINTAGE VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ *CN

THE CAR LOST POWER AND DROPPED SPEED. WRECH ICON WAS LIT ON DASH BUT IT WASN'T OBVIOUS ON PAGE 10 OF OWNERS MANUAL. FOUND ICON ON PAGE 13 AND TOOK CAR BACK HOME ALONG BACK ROADS AS IT WASN' T RUNNING UP TO SPEED TO STAY ON HIGHWAY. LOOKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR ISSUES AND CONTACTED FORD AT 888-392-3673 FOR POSSIBLE "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM." WAS TOLD THAT CAR WAS NOT ON LIST BUT KEEP ALL RECEIPTS IN CASE IT DOES GO ON A RECALL LIST.

WHILE DRIVING OFTEN TIMES MY VEHICLE REDUCES SPEED DRASTICALLY, WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN. ALSO IT DOES THIS WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHICH IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR ME WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. I TRIED TO GET THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BUT IT DRIVES FINE WHILE AT THE MECHANIC SHOP. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE MY PURCHASE WITH ONLY HAVING 42,000 AND SOME MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY ABOUT 60,000 AND STILL DOES THIS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED.